Curtain-stretcher.



S. BOKO' SZ.

CURTAIN STBETCHER. APPLICATION man MAY 26. 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

lula N r n Patented July 10, 1917.

S.ROK0 SZ. CURTAIN STR ETCHER.

APPLICATION H LEIJ MAY 26. 1914.

Patented July 10,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- STANLEY RIOKOSZ, OF I-IAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA.

v CURTAIN-STRETCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1917.

Applicationfiled May 26, 1914. Serial No. 841,090.

To all whom it may concern. 7

Be it known that I, STANLEY Ronosz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hazleton, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Stretchers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to curtain stretchers and one of the principal objects of the device is the provision of a stretcher in which curtains of various sizes may be securely fastened upon the frame so that they can be dried without wrinkles or creases.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a stretcher having all the parts detachable or pivotally connected together so that they may be conveniently folded into compact form for storage or shipment.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a stretcher having side, end and bracing members capable of considerable adjustment for the purpose of accommodating the device to different size curtains.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device set up for operation.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 83 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4: is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the device partially folded.

Fig. 6 is a similar view of the device completely folded.

In the specific embodiment of the invention as illustrated herein the stretcher comprises side members 1 and 2 and end members 3 and 4 and a bracing member 5. The bracing member 5 is constructed in two parts 6 and 7 the former being provided with a dove-tail channel 8 adapted to receive the member 7 which is constructed to conform with the channel and has connected to its inner end a spring locking pawl 9 arranged to engage apertures 10 in the base of the channel 8 so as to hold the two members 6 and 7 in adjusted position. The outer end of the member 7 has secured thereto a block 11 whose upper surface is flush or-in a plane with the upper surface of the side member 1. This block has pivoted to it the separate sections of the side member 2 which. are indicated at 2 and 2 while the member 6 has pivoted thereto the separate sections of the side member 1 indicated at 1 and 1". Each of the sections 1*, 1, 2 and 2 are constructed in a similar manner, as shown in Fig. 4, of two parts one slidably mounted upon the other and specifically indicated by the reference characters 12 and 13. The part 12 of each section carries a dove-tail rib 14 which enters a dove-tail channel 15' on the part 13. The parts 12 and 13 are held in adjusted position by means of pawls 14: which engage apertures. 15 formed in the parts 12, the pawls being pivoted to the parts 13.

The parts 12 and 13 are each provided with a plurality of pins 16 and 17, the former being in the shape of upright penetrating members spaced a suitable distance apart on the parts 12 and the latter being in L form having upright penetrating portions and are carried by the parts 13.

The end members 3 and 41 are pivotally connected to the outer ends of the parts 13 of the sections 2 and 2 and are constructed of separate sections 3 and 3, the former having a dove-tailed rod 18 secured thereto arranged to engage in a dove-tail channel formed in the part 3". The sections of the end members are held in adjusted position by pawls 19 which engage apertures 20 in the parts 3 the pawls being pivoted to the side edges of the parts 3 Each part 8 has its free terminal provided with a shoulder 21 to abut against the free terminal end of one of the parts 13 and if desired a fasten.- ing device may be applied at its end to removably join the parts 3 and 13. Each of the end members has hooks or penetrating pins 22 and 23 similarly applied to their respective parts as described for the side members 1 and 2 and each part 5'" of said end members has pivotally secured thereto the bracing or supporting legs 23 which are adapted to fold into parallelism with the end members, as shown. Each of the parts 12 of the sections 1, 1", 2 and 2 of the side members 1 and 2 have their inner corners rounded, as shown at 24, so as to permit folding of the parts, as will be here l' and l are folded'upon the brace 5 with their ends abutting the block 11. The bracing or supporting legs 23 are then folded upon the end members and the end members in turn folded upon the sections 2 and 2* Which are then folded upon the top of the sections 1 and 1". In this position all-of the parts are folded so as tomake a compact device and the free ends of the bracing legs23, the only parts exposed beyond-the square outline of'the package, are supported upon thebrackets'25 or in any other suitable manner.

'What is claimed "is v In a curtain stretcher, a two-part extensibledove-tailed adjustable brace, side members pivoted to one partof said'brace and arranged to fold thereon, said side members comprising extensible dove-tailed sections arranged to aline with each other, means for holding the sections in adjacent relation With; respect to one another, a block connected to the other part of said brace and having its upper surface arranged flush with-the upper surface of "the side members,

second" side members pivoted to the other end of said brace and comprising dove-tailed extensible sections arranged to aline with -of the sections of the second named side members and the other of which is ar 'anged to engage one of the second named side members, bracing legs pivoted to and arranged to fold upon the end members, said second side members arranged to fold upon the first side members, and said end members arranged to fold upon the second side members, hooks carried by the sections of the side and. end members, and a locking pawl carried by one part of said brace and adapted to engage in apertures formed in the other part of said brace for holding the brace in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I aili'x my signature in presence of two Witnesses. STANLEY ROKOSZ. Witnesses:

JOSEPH ANezARsKI, ANDREW YoUNGcoUR'r.

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